Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)
Unique edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic, published in Gregg shorthand….more
Language
Letters to Dead Authors (1886)
Twenty-two letters written by Andrew Lang (1844–1912) to bards, poets, and novelists from Homer to Rabelais to Austen….more
The Merry Cobler and His Musical Alphabet (ca. 1800)
A charming alphabet book, dating from around 1800, published by the Glasgow-based publishers J. Lumsden and Son….more
Manipulus Vocabulorum: a Rhyming Dictionary from the 16th Century
A facsimile edition from 1867 of the very first rhyming dictionary, produced by Peter Levins in 1570….more
Curiosities of Puritan nomenclature (1888)
A fascinating look at some of the more bizarre names given to children during the 17th century in England, including such marvels as “Job-rakt-out-of-the-asshes”….more
A Manual of Gesture (1875)
A book exploring the art of hand gestures, particularly in relation to effective public oratory – all complete with a system of notation and many practise examples …more
An Alphabet of History (1905)
An Alphabet of History, the words by Wilbur D. Nesbit, the pictures by Ellsworth Young; 1905; Paul Elder and Company Publishers, San Francisco. “Who frets about t…more
English As She Is Spoke (1884)
Intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations…more